if peculiarium were to find its way to modern times, i don't fear that the peculiar people would be ridiculed or shoved into the glares of others for petty entertainment. no, i fear that they would be exploited and used as free labor while being pressured to work for their safety. peculiar abilities have been proven to be very useful, or at the very least, convenient. any elemental peculiar could be used in various ways; a pyrokinetic can easily forge metals and other substances, an earthworker can grow an assortment of crops, a water tamer can control the direction of water in plentifuls, so on and so forth. the amount of people that would fight and tear into one another to get their hands on such a person that they can fear monger into doing dirty work for them is concerning. peculiars shoved into factories of all kinds, draining themselves for the bottom dollar. a strength category peculiar, including both physical and mental strength by the way, absolutely used for physical labor in any way a greedy executive can get out of them. even those said to be less practical, a communicator or a dead riser, would have people going insane for a taste of one of these individuals. used for mindless or ignorantly blissful pleasures at a rapid amount, hospitals, veterinaries, cemeteries, all demanding the talent of a peculiar such as these without their own choice involved. peculiars would be borderline slaves to big corporations, and would be kept in line by the dread of potentially being seen, used, or even killed, just as they once were.
though i like to believe that society would be very welcoming and kind to peculiarium.
@headmistress-peregrine i promise the modern is fine this is all a hypothetical please dont make all of your kids delete tumblr and connection to the modern world thank you
